perplexity

英 [pəˈplek.sə.ti]      美 [pɚˈplek.sə.t̬i]
  • n. 困惑;混乱
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记忆“perplexity”可以将其分解为三个部分:“per”表示“通过”、“plex”联想到“plexus”(网络、复杂性),以及“ity”作为名词后缀。将它们结合起来,可以想象为“通过一个错综复杂的网络或情况,感到困惑和迷茫”。这种视觉联想有助于记忆这个词的含义。

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perplexity (n.)
c. 1300, "bewilderment," from Old French perplexite "confusion, perplexity," from Late Latin perplexitatem (nominative perplexitas), from Latin perplexus "confused, involved, interwoven," from per- "completely" + plexus "entangled," past participle of plectere "to twine" (see complex (adj.)). From 1590s as "something that causes perplexity."
1. Most of them just stared at her in perplexity.
他们多数人茫然地凝视着她。
2. She looked at us in some perplexity.
她有点困惑不解地看着我们.
3. He scratched his head in perplexity.
他困窘得直抓头皮.
4. He began counting them and then, with growing perplexity, counted them a second time.
他开始数,然后更加困惑,于是又数了一遍。
5. Robert outfaces his perplexity with his most peremptory air.
罗伯特尽量以专横神气来掩饰窘迫.